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Specialist officers seize £4 million worth of drugs in 12 months across west Essex

DISRUPTOR officers targeting drug gangs and serious violence in west Essex have seized an estimated £4million of drugs during their team’s first year of operation.

Farmland needed to soak up pollution from Lower Thames Crossing

NATIONAL Highways is proposing to use swathes of farmland to soak up pollution fom the proposed Lower Thames Crossing.

E.On UK boss warns 40% of customers face fuel poverty

ONE of the UK’s biggest energy suppliers has warned that up to 40% of its customers will be in fuel poverty by October as...

Cost of living: Two-child families paying £400 a month more

BASIC goods and services for a typical family with two young children are about £400 a month more expensive than they were last year,...

Tilbury on the Thames Trust awarded funding to celebrate Windrush 2022

TILBURY on the Thames Trust awarded funding to host events and activities to mark the fourth national Windrush Day, Communities Minister Kemi Badenoch confirmed. Tilbury...

Call for help to save and improve life of twins – And to raise awareness of rare illness

RESIDENTS in Thurrock, including former neighbours and friends are being asked to help a pair of one-year-old twins and their family after they were...

Iceland to launch over-60s discount as cost of living soars

ICELAND is to launch a new discount for shoppers who are over 60, as soaring prices hit household budgets reports the BBC. The supermarket chain...

Anne Wafula-Strike MBE, Michael Watson MBE, Colin McMillan BEM and Christine Ohuruogu MBE to attend 5k Whizzing Wheels Challenge for The Dream Factory

PATRONS of Essex-based Charity, The Dream Factory, Anne Wafula-Strike MBE, British Wheelchair Paralympian, former British Super Middleweight boxer Michael Watson MBE, former British Featherweight and Commonwealth Boxer Colin McMillan BEM,

Four Thurrock puppy sellers in court for their parts in £850k fraud

FOUR members of a puppy-selling gang have pleaded guilty to offences in connection with the fraudulent sale of puppies.

Plans for an Innovation and Technology Centre in Thurrock lodged

EUROVIA UK Ltd has submitted a full planning application to the council for an office block and laboratory on land off Burnley Road, West Thurrock.

Thurrock Labour leader slams Tories over nursery closures

THE LEADER of Thurrock Labour has made the following response regarding the closure of two nurseries in Tilbury.

Thurrock Council issue statement over future of Tilbury nurseries

DESPITE its "best efforts" in searching for an alternative provider, Thurrock Council has today had to regretfully announce the upcoming closure of two of...

Police appeal after man assaulted in South Ockendon

ESSEX Police are appealing for information following an assault in South Ockendon.It was reported a man in his 30s had been approached from behind...

Ormiston Park Academy’s boys’ basketball team celebrates fantastic victory

THE under 16's boys basketball team at Ormiston Park Academy (OPA), a part of the Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT), are celebrating a well-deserved win in their latest competition.

Tilbury area manager encourages others to fulfil potential during Learning At Work Week

A LOCAL area manager who started her career as picker is hoping her story will inspire others to engage in lifelong learning during Learning at Work Week 2022 (16th-22nd May).

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